“quite the razor sharp earworm” – Brooklyn Vegan
“an undeniably infectious power-pop anthem” – Stereogum
Weird Nightmare released the official video for their new single “Forever Elsewhere.” Watch HERE:
The video was shot on Super 8 film and directed by by long-time collaborator and friend, Colin Medley.
Edkins, of Weird Nightmare, says about the song:
“‘Forever Elsewhere’ is the most optimistic song I’ve written to date. I wanted to send an unequivocal positive message into the world. The line ‘Love, it will come,’ summarizes the overall theme: if things feel hopeless and the world is bleak, don’t give up, keep pushing. I like to think of it as a pep talk wrapped in fuzzy guitars.
I recorded with Seth Manchester (he engineered the last two METZ records) and Jim Eno (Spoon), and we tracked this one really quickly. Drummer Loel Campbell (Wintersleep) and Roddy Kuester (Julianna Riolino/Sadies) nailed it in 2 takes, and you can really hear the ramshackle energy in the song where the wheels almost fall off a couple of times. We tried to keep it loose.”
“Forever Elsewhere” has since been included in Paste – Best New Songs, where they describe the song as “a rush of fuzzed-out guitar and unselfconscious brightness—fuzz crackling like static around a radio hit from a parallel 1994.”
For more info and upcoming tour dates for Weird Nightmare visit their artist page here.